Tonight Poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Tonight

Rating: 2.8


Do not strike the chord of sorrow tonight!
Days burning with pain turn to ashes.
Who knows what happens tomorrow?
Last night is lost; tomorrow's frontier wiped out:
Who knows if there will be another dawn?
Life is nothing, it's only tonight!
Tonight we can be what the gods are!

Do not strike the chord of sorrow, tonight!
Do not repeat stories of sufferings now,
Do not complain, let your fate play its role,
Do not think of tomorrows, give a damn-
Shed no tears for seasons gone by,
All sighs and cries wind up their tales,
Oh, do not strike the same chord again!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Fabrizio Frosini 07 December 2015

''Do not strike the chord of sorrow tonight! Days burning with pain turn to ashes.'' beautiful opening.. In Italian: ''Non suonare l'accordo del dolore questa notte! I giorni che ardono di dolore si trasformano in cenere.''

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Sialkot / British India
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